Since the Bramble Berry Facebook page started, people have always shared their creations on the wall. They share everything from bath bombs to soap, and we love every minute of it. In 2012, we started a competition called Facebook Photo of the Week to highlight our favorites. The winners were featured on the blog and also won a little package of goodies.

Since then, there have been more than 215 winners! The talent and creativity of the soapmaking community is amazing. This year we decided to end the four-year-long contest. The blog will focus more on informative posts, tutorials and business posts. We are sad to see it go, but also excited to roll out new content on the blog. We are still planning to share photos on Facebook and Instagram, so keep sharing your creations. We love to see them! Here are some of our favorite Facebook Photo of the Week winners over the years past five years.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We definitely did. My sister-in-law hosted the entire family and it was such a treat to just show up with my side and the pie and not worry about all of the hosting details. I owe her for sure (and, next year will definitely be my turn to host again). My aunt made these insane cheese cookie things that she served with a pepper jelly. I probably ate 6 of them? Ooooooof. Eating healthy during the holiday season can be difficult. It really helps to have a support system. If you’d like to focus on healthy habits, join me + 30 others for a special “Best Holiday Ever” 21 day lifestyle challenge. Learn more about the challenge in this post. We are doing our pre-challenge planning right now and everyone is sharing their SMART goals in the private Facebook group.

The dessert-inspired tutorials continued this week with projects like the Mini Key Lime Bath Bombs. They’re made in the Small Cubes Mold, which doubles as packaging. When you’re ready to use them, you can break off as many as you like and throw them in the tub. They’ll fill the room with the delicious scent of Key Lime Tart Fragrance Oil.

This week featured new ideas to try this holiday season. The Horse Sculpted Layers Soap Tutorial is a newer technique made popular by Claudia Carpenter of Om Nom Soap. It involves using cardboard cutouts to create shapes in your soap. We used a horse cutout and an in-the-pot swirl to create these bars. It is an advanced tutorial that requires patience, but we think the results are definitely worth it!

The holidays will be here before you know it, so now is the time to start thinking of gifts. This week the blog was full of handmade gift ideas. The Melt and Pour Gem Soaps are a great option. They’re easy to make and customize with your favorite colors and scents. Find more inspiration in the Holiday Project Ideas post.

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